Awning.



PATENTED OCT. 10, 1905.

P. & W. WALGER.

AWNING.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 13,1905.

llihil UNITED STATES PATENT ormon.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 10, 1905.

Application filed February 13, 1905. Serial No. 245,462.

T0 at whmn it may concern:

Be it known that we, PHILIP WALGER and TILLIAM WVALGER, citizens of the United States, residing in Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, are the joint inventors of certain new and useful Improvements in Awnings, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to that class of awnings adapted to be adjusted and secured'at a tension in different adjusted operative positions and having when in extended position a substantially vertical upper portion adapted to serve as a curtain and an inclined lower portion, adjustable to any desired length, extending outward from such vertical portion.

The principal object of our invention is to provide a simple, economical, and efficient awning.

A further object of the invention is to provide an awning adapted to serve as a curtain when desired and having when in extended position an inclined portion adjustable to different lengths and provided with means for holding the awning at a tension in any position as to length or incline to which it may be adjusted.

A further object is to provide suitable means for rolling and unrolling an awning of the class described in combination withv suitable nieans for adjusting the inclined portion thereof and holding it at a tension in any desired inclined position.

Other and further objects of the invention will appear from examination of the draw-, ings and the following description and claims.

The invention consists of the features, com-- binations, and details of construction hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings, Figurel is a perspective view of an awning constructed in accordance with our improvements; Fig. 2,'a detail view of the sockets for holding the' central stay-rod in position upon the window frame or support; Fig. 8, a detail view of one of the braces provided with a rack and showing the manner of pivotally mounting such brace; and Fig. 4, a detail view of one of the brace members provided with a pin or catch adapted to engage the ratchet-teeth of the toothed brace member, so as to enable the adjustment of the parts to be efficiently accomplished and hold the awning at a tension in different adjusted positions.

In constructingan awning in accordance with our improvements we provide an awning body portion a, of suitable fabric, such as canvas, one end of which (preferably the upper end) is secured to a roller Z) in any ordinary andiwell-known manner, such roller being provided with a relatively large grooved pulley-wheel portion 6, preferably at one end thereof and rotatable therewith. The roller 6 is rotatably mounted in suitable sockets oin the upper portion of the window-frame d. The lower end of theawning is provided with a rod 6, preferably of metal, having its opposite ends extending outward transversely of the awning a sufficient distance to be engaged by the shoulders or hook portions f of braces g, which are pivotally mounted upon pivots it in suitable castings i, such castings being secured to the window-frame in any ordinary and well-known manner, as by means of screws inserted through perforations jtherein. The braces g are provided upon their upper edges with rack-teeth laand the pivoted ends of these toothed braces are mounted preferably near the bottom of the window-frame at such a point that they will extend outward substantially horizontally when the awning is in its lowermost position. There is of course one of these braces upon each side of the awning, and adjusting brace member Zis pivotally mounted above each of the rack or toothed braces upon pivots m of castings a, such castings being secured to the window-frame by means of screws inserted through perforations 0 therein. of these adjusting brace members Zis provided with a pin or catch 17, which extends at right angles therewith and is adapted to engage the rack-teeth 7c upon the toothed brace member.

the'window and is mounted at the lower portion of the window upon a rotatably-mounted grooved pulley a", which is provided with a crank s, by means of which it may be rotated, so as to drive the endless cord or belt, and thus cause the upper pulleyb and the supporting-roller to rotate in either direction, as desired, roll up or unroll the awning to any desired position or length. A stay-rod t extends transversely across the awning between its upper and lower ends and is mounted at the desired distance below and almost directly The outer swinging end of each An endless cord or belt Q encircles the grooved pulley b of the roller at the top of under the roller at the topof the awning; I

This stay-rod is mounted preferably in the window-frame, substantially midway between its top and bottom, in sockets a, which are secured to the window-frame by means of screws IIO inserted through perforations o in the socketcastings. The rod permits the movement of the awning to raised or lowered positions and holds it in at its central portion, so as to enable the upper portion of the awning to be substantially vertical and the lower portion to be extended or rolled up and adjusted in any desired inclined position and with its bottom portion at any desired distance outward beyond the vertical portion. By this arrangement it will be seen that the upper portion of the awning, or such portion as is unrolled above the rod 23, serves as a curtain and that the lower portion may extend outward at an incline to any desired position and may be held at a tension by means of the brace members stay-rod in whatever position it may be employed.

The adjusting-braces Z serve to secure the toothed braces g in any desired position to which they may be adjusted, and they hold the entire body portion of the awning at a tension and keep it thoroughly stretched in any and all positions to which it may be adjusted either as to length or incline below the stay-rod. The portion of the awning above the stay-rod is thus held in a substantially vertical position and close to the window, so as to exclude the suns rays and enable side portions, such as are commonly used, to be dispensed with.

Any desired known means maybe employed for preventing the rotation of the roller Z) or pulley 9', such as pawl-and-ratohet mechanism, or the parts may be simply mounted so as to provide sufiicient frictional resistance to the rotation of the roller to enable the stretching of the awning to be satisfactorily accomplished in all positions.

IVe claim- 1. In an awning, the combination of a body portion of fabric provided with a suitable support, means for rolling and unrolling such body portion to different lengths, means for holding the upper portion of the fabric in a substantially vertical position and permitting the lower portion to extend outward from such upper portion at an incline, toothed braces connected with the lower portion of the awning for holding it in inclined position and adjusting-braces adjustably mounted in engagement with such toothed braces for holding them and thereby the awning at a tension in any desired adjusted position.

2. In an awning, the combination of a body portion provided with a suitable support, means for rolling and unrolling such body portion, a stay-rod extending across the outside of the body portion between its upper and lower ends for holding the upper portion in substantially vertical position and permitting the adjustment of the lower portion to any desired inclined position, and means for adjustably securing the portion of the awning below the stay-rod in inclined position and holding it at a tension.

3. In an awning, the combination of a body portion provided with a suitable support, means for rolling and unrolling such body portion, a stay-rod extending across the outside of the body portion between its upper and lower ends for holding the upper portion in substantially horizontal position and permitting the adjustment of the lower portion to any desired inclined position, brace mechanism removably connected with the lower portion of the awning for holding it in inclined position, and means for holding such brace mechanism and thereby the lowerportion of the awning at a tension in different adjusted inclined positions.

4. In an awning, the combination of a body portion of fabric provided with a suitable support, means for rolling and unrolling such body portion to different lengths, a stay-rod extending across such body portion between its upper and lower ends, braces pivotally mounted and connected with the lower ends of such body portion each provided with ratchet-teeth and adapted to hold the lower portion of the awning in inclined position, and means for adjusting such braces and holding them in different adjusted positions adapted to hold the lower portion of the awning at a tension in different adjusted positions.

5. In an awning, the combination of a body portion of fabric provided with a suitable support, means for raising and lowering such body portion, braces pivotally mounted and in engagement with the lower portion of the awning for holding it at an incline, and adjusting-braces adjustably mounted in engagement with such pivoted braces for holding them in different adjusted positions and thereby holding the awning at a tension in different adjusted positions.

6. In an awning, the combination of a body portion of fabric provided with roller mechanism for supporting and operating such body portion, pivoted brace mechanism connected with the lower end of the body portion, a stay-rod mounted outside of the awning intermediate the upper end thereof and the pivotal points of such pivoted braces, and adjusting-braces mounted above and in engagement with the pivoted brace mechanism for holding it in any desired adjusted position and adapted to hold the awning at a tension in any position.

PHILIP VVALG-ER. IVILLIAM WALGER.

desired adjusted Witnesses:

TI-IouAs ESHERIDAN, ANNIE G. COURTENAY. 

